Vitaly Kalinovsky

Rev. Vitaly Kalinovsky was born and grew up in Kyrgyzstan and came to the Chrisitan faith as a teenager. He attended Immanuel Theological Institute in Bishkek, where he earned a bachelor’s degree, followed by a Master of Divinity. In 2005, he was ordained as a pastor and for five years served as Associate Pastor at Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Bishkek. He first visited Philadelphia in 2010 and shortly after immigrated to the U.S with his wife and children to work with Rock of Israel, a Russian-speaking congregation in Northeastern Philadelphia. Vitaly has been volunteering with GROW as a TA since 2021.  He has a deep passion for sharing his faith, and enjoys riding his lawn mower, and working out.